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Man Accused of Slashing Dover Man’s Throat Pleads “Insanity”

Ronald E. Kaehne allegedly broke into a Dover home in the early morning of January 17, 2015. He is accused of then slashing Dale Parker’s throat as Parker was startled awake. Parker survived and his girlfriend, asleep in the room as well, was u...
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2015 Set a Record for Number of Homicides in Dover

According to a recent crime report for 2015, Dover had a massive homicide problem. And while 2016 has seen no homicides thus far in the city, the numbers from last year are undoubtedly troubling. The report indicates that in 2015, the city had ...
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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Will Be Missed

Controversial, bold and incomparably intelligent are some of the words used to describe United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia who passed away from natural causes on February 13, 2016 while vacationing in Texas. Scalia had been appo...
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Alleged Delaware Meth Lab Leads to Arrests

While heroin addiction has been on the rise throughout the nation and throughout the northeast, including Delaware, methamphetamine addiction also continues to ruin lives throughout the country. In some ways, the meth problem in the nation seem...
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Delaware Reconsidering “Three-Strikes” Sentencing

In March of 2013, Rolling Stone Magazine ran a scathing indictment of California’s so-called “three strikes law.” The magazine contended that white collar criminals often cause catastrophic damage to their communities but often suffer very litt...
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Dover Police Increasing DUI Patrols over Thanksgiving Weekend

The long Thanksgiving weekend marks the beginning of the holiday season. Many people throughout Delaware will travel to visit family and friends. Many of these gatherings will include alcohol. This is one of the reasons area law enforcement age...
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Suspects in Dover-area Homicide Arrested

Two suspects have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a double homicide this month. Police were called to a home in the 1400 block of John Clark Road in the Dover area community of Rodney Village on October 17. The caller stated ...
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Witness: Delaware Driver had Multiple Drinks before Killing Cyclist

A Hockessin man, accused of hitting and killing a cyclist with his car and fleeing the scene, is now accused of being under the influence of alcohol. According to one of his co-workers, the suspect drove away from a nearby restaurant after cons...
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Chronic Problem in Delaware Jails: Guards Having Inappropriate Relationships ...

The problem is not limited to Delaware; prison guards having sex with inmates is a wide-spread problem throughout the nation but, according to a recent article on the subject, Delaware does have a major challenge regarding this near national e...
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Dover Struggles with 5th Homicide of 2015

A murder on July 13 brings Dover's number of homicides to five this year. Jamal Weeks, the 35-year-old victim, was shot in the early morning hours of Monday July 13 on West North Street. Police do not have any suspects thus far. According to vid...
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